Legal Opinion
Kansas Commission on Civil Rights v. Topeka Unified School District No. 501
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 29, 1988No. 61,327PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Lockett, J.:
The Kansas Commission on Civil Rights (KCCR) appeals the decision of the Shawnee County District Court that the KCCR has no jurisdiction, under the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, K.S.A. 44-1001 et seq., to investigate complaints of discrimination in public schools. The district court based its decision on Kansas Commission on Civil Rights v. Howard, 218 Kan. 248, 544 P.2d 791 (1975). We affirm.
In 1953, the Kansas legislature, exercising the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, safety, health, and peace of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Woods v. Midwest Conveyor Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1982
- Kansas Commission on Civil Rights v. HowardSupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
- Claflin v. WalshSupreme Court of Kansas · 1973
- Jarvis v. Kansas Commission on Civil RightsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
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